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so obama's right to say he doesn't negotiate. i'd like to know exactly what he will do if it turns out that there is not a quorum of sane people in the republican party. >> if you were secretary of the treasury, what would you recommend he do? >> i'm for whatever gimmick works. so the most dignified is to say, "look, this is ridiculous. you are giving the president -- effectively congress is giving the president inconsistent instructions. it's passed bills mandating spending. it's passed bills that give us inadequate revenue to cover that spending which requires that we borrow. and then you're saying, 'i can't borrow.' well, you know. and my reading of the constitution is i have to obey the due legislative process and go ahead and do this borrowing to meet the bills that we've already incurred, as the president said." that's sort of what people are calling the fourteenth amendment solution, that basically it's unconstitutional to give into this debt limit thing. i guess that's your best solution. they don't think that that's work
so obama's right to say he doesn't negotiate. i'd like to know exactly what he will do if it turns out that there is not a quorum of sane people in the republican party. >> if you were secretary of the treasury, what would you recommend he do? >> i'm for whatever gimmick works. so the most dignified is to say, "look, this is ridiculous. you are giving the president -- effectively congress is giving the president inconsistent instructions. it's passed bills mandating spending....
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if obama does it, it won't happen. but if some republicans start the conversation and make the first proposal, that's the only way we're going to have not only the conversation you're calling for, but action on change. >> and i totally agree with that. >> so why can't we get the republican party to see what you have been talking about? >> i think basically the republican party has reached the conclusion themselves that they are appealing to the dismissive wing of their own base. i mean, it's actually quite remarkable when you look back over the history of this. i mean, remember the figure in the u.s. senate who repeatedly put forward the nation's best and most sophisticated answers to the climate challenge for many years was senator john mccain. the nominee of the republican party was the premiere architect of responding to climate change. how far things have changed in the past four years where we ended up in the primaries of -- the republican primaries of 2012 and we found that all of them, with the one exception of
if obama does it, it won't happen. but if some republicans start the conversation and make the first proposal, that's the only way we're going to have not only the conversation you're calling for, but action on change. >> and i totally agree with that. >> so why can't we get the republican party to see what you have been talking about? >> i think basically the republican party has reached the conclusion themselves that they are appealing to the dismissive wing of their own...
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the obama administration has already used up the easiest savings in the defense budget, but it hasn't taken on personnel costs. as a veteran and a former head of the u.s.o., hagel might have the clout to bring military pay raises in line with what's happening in the rest of the economy. >> and when people talk about, oh, what the impact of this or that on military families, "you say, wait a second, i saved the u.s.o. from bankruptcy. so i know military families." and so, i think that is one area he can work on that has been politically toxic for any of his predecessors. >> reporter: there are still big savings to be found in cutting weapons systems-- in particular, the nation's nuclear arsenal. reducing the number of nuclear submarines, bombers and missiles could cut the defense budget by $10 billion a year. and a republican secretary of defense may give the president additional cover to seek those cuts, which is why defense companies are worried. >> the defense industry understands that military budgets are going to continue to be cut until a new threat comes along. what they want, t
the obama administration has already used up the easiest savings in the defense budget, but it hasn't taken on personnel costs. as a veteran and a former head of the u.s.o., hagel might have the clout to bring military pay raises in line with what's happening in the rest of the economy. >> and when people talk about, oh, what the impact of this or that on military families, "you say, wait a second, i saved the u.s.o. from bankruptcy. so i know military families." and so, i think...
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president obama taps a new warrior for the debt ceiling fight. he chooses jacob lew to be the 76th u.s. secretary of the treasury. >> tom: i'm tom hudson. uncle sam wants to make sure you can afford that home loan before you buy. new rules to protect consumers from bad mortgage lenders are on their way. >> susie: and, we look at whether new year's resolutions, to lose weight, can pump up your portfolio. >> tom: that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! >> susie: president obama named today a "low key" washington hand as his new secretary of the treasury. jacob lew is being called a man who combines tough bargaining with deep economic understanding and a commitment to protecting the safety net for the poor and the elderly. some republicans have promised to oppose lew's nomination, but most say they are reserving judgment. darren gersh has more on this pivotal player. >> reporter: the president introduced his pick for treasury secretary as a man who gets tough jobs done. and one of those jobs will be protecting programs the president supports. >> as the s
president obama taps a new warrior for the debt ceiling fight. he chooses jacob lew to be the 76th u.s. secretary of the treasury. >> tom: i'm tom hudson. uncle sam wants to make sure you can afford that home loan before you buy. new rules to protect consumers from bad mortgage lenders are on their way. >> susie: and, we look at whether new year's resolutions, to lose weight, can pump up your portfolio. >> tom: that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! >> susie:...
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. >>> the obama administration is pushing for a national gun control legislation. meanwhile, a wave of new regulations has already made its way to the california legislature. including assembly member nancy skinner's bullet bill targeting ammunition sales. >>> and a massive oil tanker sideswipes the bay bridge, alarming environmentalists and prompting a federal investigation into what caused the crash. coming up next. >>> welcome to "this week in northern california." i'm valerie coleman morris. joining me on our news panel tonight, paul rogers, environmental writer with the san jose mercury news. michael montgomery for kqed news and center for investigative reporting and josh richman, political reporter with the bay area news group. josh, good news. i mean, so often we have to have bad news when it's talking about money and the state budget. so governor brown has said it is a good news budget. what makes it different from the others that weren't? >> well, what makes it different is we have no deficit due to years of budget cuts and due to the new tax revenues we'r
. >>> the obama administration is pushing for a national gun control legislation. meanwhile, a wave of new regulations has already made its way to the california legislature. including assembly member nancy skinner's bullet bill targeting ammunition sales. >>> and a massive oil tanker sideswipes the bay bridge, alarming environmentalists and prompting a federal investigation into what caused the crash. coming up next. >>> welcome to "this week in northern...
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the defense industry is one of those targeted, and today president obama nominated former rebublican senator chuck hagel as his next secretary of defense. hagel is a decorated vietnam veteran and former businessman. the president called him, "the leader our troops deserve." >> as a successful businessman he also knows that even as we make tough fiscal choices, we have to do so wisely, guided by our strategy, and keep our military the strongest fighting force the world has ever known. >> tom: hagel's not a shoe-in for the position. he's received criticism for his record on israel, iran, and gay rights. current defense secretary leon panetta says he will retire when his replacement is approved by the senate. >> tom: tonight we begin a new weekly series here on nbr. we partnered with some of the nation's top universities to bring you the best research on business, the economy and investing. we call it nbru. now our partners in this combine over 400 years of business knowledge. they include harvard university, standford, wharton and vanderbilt universities. each monday we will speak with
the defense industry is one of those targeted, and today president obama nominated former rebublican senator chuck hagel as his next secretary of defense. hagel is a decorated vietnam veteran and former businessman. the president called him, "the leader our troops deserve." >> as a successful businessman he also knows that even as we make tough fiscal choices, we have to do so wisely, guided by our strategy, and keep our military the strongest fighting force the world has ever...
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time for a conversation with -- we kick off our 10th season with a look back at appearances by barack obama prior to his time at the white house. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pbs. pbs.
time for a conversation with -- we kick off our 10th season with a look back at appearances by barack obama prior to his time at the white house. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting...
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this was john brennan with president obama when president obama first took office. john brennan was reportedly president obama's choice to lead the cia after he first became president in his first term. john brennan had been a career cia figure. he had served as chief of staff to george tenet when george tenet under george bush developed their torture and secret prison program. john brennan's association with the torture and secret prison program of the george bush era of the cia is what sunk his chances for being picked as director of the cia at the start of the obama presidency. it's kind of weird. it's almost a foreign concept in american modern politics that the left might block something from happening, but it's true. liberals thought obama stopping the torture program wasn't enough. that people tarred by association with that program should not be promoted, that there should be political accountability for people who were close to the torture policy. liberals raised enough noise about john brennan's potential nomination to run the cia in 2008 and 2009 that it
this was john brennan with president obama when president obama first took office. john brennan was reportedly president obama's choice to lead the cia after he first became president in his first term. john brennan had been a career cia figure. he had served as chief of staff to george tenet when george tenet under george bush developed their torture and secret prison program. john brennan's association with the torture and secret prison program of the george bush era of the cia is what sunk...
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are trying to push president obama into closing guantanamo bay the facility in cuba where the u.s. holds enemy combatants they claim are on trial we'll take you to the demonstration and he's been tapped by president obama to be the next person to lead the treasury department besides this terrible handwriting what else do we know about jack lew does some digging into his past will share what info we found coming up. it's friday january eleventh five pm in washington d.c. i'm going lopez and you're watching r.t. all right well at the moment we've all been waiting for for over a decade just hours ago president obama met with his afghan counterpart to discuss a twenty fourteen drawdown of american troops now in front of the camera both president obama and president karzai have presented a united front and say that they agree on the future goals for the country here's one of the more surprising moments that came out of today's speech starting this. troops will have different. training advise and assist afghan forces. it will be a stork moment and another step toward full afghan sovereig
are trying to push president obama into closing guantanamo bay the facility in cuba where the u.s. holds enemy combatants they claim are on trial we'll take you to the demonstration and he's been tapped by president obama to be the next person to lead the treasury department besides this terrible handwriting what else do we know about jack lew does some digging into his past will share what info we found coming up. it's friday january eleventh five pm in washington d.c. i'm going lopez and...
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barack obama or ronald reagan? it is hot, and it is next. >>> and oh, no, from the muppets to kermit, to sponge bob, the right wingers at fox have a new conspiracy on what is advancing a liberal agenda. be afraid, america, be very afraid. aig? we said we were going to turn it around, and we did. woman: we're helping joplin, missouri, come back from a devastating tornado. man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. >>> up next, we have long heard republicans say ronald reagan deserves to be on mt. rushmore. but does president obama deserve a spot? it is a question getting a lot of attention today. that is next. i've been taking a multivitamin for years. centrum silver. both of us actually. our pha
barack obama or ronald reagan? it is hot, and it is next. >>> and oh, no, from the muppets to kermit, to sponge bob, the right wingers at fox have a new conspiracy on what is advancing a liberal agenda. be afraid, america, be very afraid. aig? we said we were going to turn it around, and we did. woman: we're helping joplin, missouri, come back from a devastating tornado. man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company,...
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the letter urges obama to begin rejecting the keystone xl, saying -- speculation that obama will approve the pipeline has grown in recent weeks following the sudden resignation of environmental protection agency head lisa jackson. a source reportedly close to jackson told the new york post she does not want to be at the epa when the pipeline is given the green light, saying -- "she will not be the epa head when obama supports keystone getting built." this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. efforts to close the u.s. military prison at guantanamo bay were dealt another setback last week when president obama signed the national defense authorization act or ndaa. the bill bars the use of federal funds to transfer guantanamo prisoners to u.s. soil, even for criminal trial. it also includes restrictions on the executive branch's authority to transfer detainees to a foreign country. president obama says he signed the ndaa's renewal despite his objections to the guantanamo provisions. in a signing statement, he said the president has constitutional
the letter urges obama to begin rejecting the keystone xl, saying -- speculation that obama will approve the pipeline has grown in recent weeks following the sudden resignation of environmental protection agency head lisa jackson. a source reportedly close to jackson told the new york post she does not want to be at the epa when the pipeline is given the green light, saying -- "she will not be the epa head when obama supports keystone getting built." this is "democracy...
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president obama and then obama, obama, obama. it's just -- i think in a more -- looser, more free wheeling and casual setting i use short hand for all major elected officials whether it's obama, bush, you know, whatever it is. sometimes i will call hillary clinton hillary. when they have a distinct first name like that. i did start thinking about it and i think i understand and appreciate where a lot of the objections are got were coming from. a lot of them were from african-american tweeters and i sensed obviously there's a lot of pride there in obama, in president obama, as the first african-american president, and i think of my grandparents and their generation, catholics in 1960 when john f. kennedy was elected president. the first catholic to be elected president after the whole al smith experience in 1928. after being told for years, for decades, for generations a catholic could never be president. you had the kennedy plate in every catholic house. it was always president kennedy. it meant so much, so much pride, so much pe
president obama and then obama, obama, obama. it's just -- i think in a more -- looser, more free wheeling and casual setting i use short hand for all major elected officials whether it's obama, bush, you know, whatever it is. sometimes i will call hillary clinton hillary. when they have a distinct first name like that. i did start thinking about it and i think i understand and appreciate where a lot of the objections are got were coming from. a lot of them were from african-american tweeters...
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>> my advice to president obama is, mr. president, whatever happens in the second term, you're going to bear the consequences of. our country is in sick shape financially. economically, we're really in bad shape. if we didn't have the dollar, the de facto reserve we would be greece. it's not going to be fixed without leadership from you. the republicans maintain control of the house. and we have divided government, he has to take the lead. he may score some short term victories over the republicans. in the meaning of long term, it's his enchilada. >> president clinton, secretary of the treasury, robert rubin. >> when people look at what president obama should do. there are a number of people who say, well, he's got to get the fiscal house in order, he's got to deal with the deficit. why is that important? >> i think it's important to design a sound fiscal program that both contributes to job creation and recovery in the short term, i absolutely believe programs do that by creating confidence and creating fiscal room for a m
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and obama's first term, brennan has been the one who has been at obama's side for all of these national security decisions. >> i want to turn to his remarks last may when john brennan publicly confirmed the united states has used drones to conduct targeted killings overseas. >> president obama believes if done carefully, deliberately, and responsibly, we can be more transparent and still ensure our nation's security. let me say it as simply as i can. yes, in full accordance with the law and order to prevent terrorist attacks on the united states and to save american lives, the united states government conducts targeted strikes against specific al qaeda terrorists, sometimes using remotely piloted aircraft often referred to publicly as drones. i am here today because president obama has instructed us to be more open with the american people about these efforts. >> that is john brennan who president obama has said will be nominating to be head of the ca. marcy wheeler, your comments? >> what your leaders -- lister should know, john brennan has lied explicitly about drones in the past. he
and obama's first term, brennan has been the one who has been at obama's side for all of these national security decisions. >> i want to turn to his remarks last may when john brennan publicly confirmed the united states has used drones to conduct targeted killings overseas. >> president obama believes if done carefully, deliberately, and responsibly, we can be more transparent and still ensure our nation's security. let me say it as simply as i can. yes, in full accordance with the...
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while president obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear iran, president obama, for secretary of defense, chuck hagel is not a responsible option. >> sean: joining me now, a rising star in the republican party mo has already come out and voiced opposition to hagel's nomination. texas senator in the studio ted cruz, on your big victory. >> thank you, good to be here. >> sean: it's great to have you. what about his inability to name terrorist groups for what they are? >> it's really remarkable. you know, that ad, i think, highlighted a number of the aspects of senator hagel's record that are most troubling. you take, for example, a vote on designating the iranian revolutionary guard as a terrorist group. at the time the revolutionary guard was sending explosive projectile into iraq and used to kill service members. that's the definition of terrorism and it it makes one wonder, if they're not terrorists, who is. >> sean: it's not only them, it's hezbollah, yasser arafat, fatah at the time, hamas. what about these issues with israel? he actually even talked about a
while president obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear iran, president obama, for secretary of defense, chuck hagel is not a responsible option. >> sean: joining me now, a rising star in the republican party mo has already come out and voiced opposition to hagel's nomination. texas senator in the studio ted cruz, on your big victory. >> thank you, good to be here. >> sean: it's great to have you. what about his inability to name terrorist groups for...
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and so president obama said no. president obama would not agree to subject u.s. troops to iraqi jurisdiction. and that stalemate, that inability to come to an agreement on that issue is why we left zero troops behind in iraq. well, today when president obama announced his speeded up timeline for ending the current u.s. combat mission in afghanistan, he raised the prospect that we may not leave any american troops behind in afghanistan either if the afghanistan government insists that u.s. troops would have to be subject to afghan law and afghan courts in the event that they got in trouble. the same way that iraq insisted on that. this is not an issue that is unique to our latest wars. or this latest decision about where troops are going to be stationed and for how long. what you're looking at here is footage from protests against u.s. military personnel in japan and in south korea after u.s. military personnel stationed there committed high profile crimes there, and the local population was angry with how the issue was handled in terms of the criminal liability o
and so president obama said no. president obama would not agree to subject u.s. troops to iraqi jurisdiction. and that stalemate, that inability to come to an agreement on that issue is why we left zero troops behind in iraq. well, today when president obama announced his speeded up timeline for ending the current u.s. combat mission in afghanistan, he raised the prospect that we may not leave any american troops behind in afghanistan either if the afghanistan government insists that u.s....
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obama working to rebuild his cabinet. earlier in the week, naming former republican senator chuck hagel as his nominee to be defense secretary and john brennan as his pick to become the new cia director. then on thursday, naming his chief of staff, jack lew as his nominee to become the the next treasury secretary. the president's pick is getting all sorts of media attention from all sides and conservative media groups in particular, jim seem to have with chuck hagel and the liberal media seems to have issues with brennan to run-- and then the issue of jack lew's signature, everybody has an issue with. yeah, i mean, look on the hagel thing, all the issues about the iraq war and israel lobby and all the other things that hagel has brought up. we've got another drama within a drama there, which is chuck schumer and-- chuck schumer a democratic senator from new york, jewish, seen as a decisive vote inside the senate and the republicans mostly oppose hagel and the question for the democrats go and could be following schumer's
obama working to rebuild his cabinet. earlier in the week, naming former republican senator chuck hagel as his nominee to be defense secretary and john brennan as his pick to become the new cia director. then on thursday, naming his chief of staff, jack lew as his nominee to become the the next treasury secretary. the president's pick is getting all sorts of media attention from all sides and conservative media groups in particular, jim seem to have with chuck hagel and the liberal media seems...
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but with president obama re-elected, the u.s. out of iraq soon to be out of afghanistan and chuck hagel chosen for defense, that syndrome seems to be back again. >> bret: there are some in this town that the hagel nomination and all the controversy surrounding it is over hamas, the surge, it's going to get a lot of attention. perhaps it's going to take a lot of attention from the brennan nomination, do you buy that? >> i do. i think there will be a big fight over hagel. there will be confirmation hearings and suspends will he make it or will he not. i think in the end he will make it. it's unusual for the senate to engage in two major confirmations makess at the same time. >> bret: thank you. >>> concern about president obama getting a third term? it's out there. and if you thought all the drama ended at the fiscal cliff, washington may just be getting started. campbell's has 24 nes that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what
but with president obama re-elected, the u.s. out of iraq soon to be out of afghanistan and chuck hagel chosen for defense, that syndrome seems to be back again. >> bret: there are some in this town that the hagel nomination and all the controversy surrounding it is over hamas, the surge, it's going to get a lot of attention. perhaps it's going to take a lot of attention from the brennan nomination, do you buy that? >> i do. i think there will be a big fight over hagel. there will...
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all right. >> reagan or obama? >> i'll put up reagan, you can put up obama. we'll chisel together. >> i think he had a very strong first term, saving detroit, ending two wars, aca, changed americans fundamentally, as best he could from the dump that bush left us. but i want to see a little bit more. what are you going to be able to do with immigration and gay rights so that we can fundamentally change america. all right. isn't that surprising? >> that is very shocking. a lot like the nobel peace prize. >> we're having a discussion. nobody celebrated it yet. >> but even talking, i think it's premature because it takes time. the difference between politics and history is time. and i think the best way -- history is really the best way to judge presidents. and it takes time, as you say, to know if the policies that president obama is putting in place right now, how it's going to affect people down the road. >> wait a minute. wait a minute. the national journal, how much will it affect the future of the country. and how did teddy roosevelt get up there? >> i mean
all right. >> reagan or obama? >> i'll put up reagan, you can put up obama. we'll chisel together. >> i think he had a very strong first term, saving detroit, ending two wars, aca, changed americans fundamentally, as best he could from the dump that bush left us. but i want to see a little bit more. what are you going to be able to do with immigration and gay rights so that we can fundamentally change america. all right. isn't that surprising? >> that is very shocking. a...
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william cohen, and bob gates, re-appointed by president obama in 2009. and chuck hagel is a republican senator from nebraska. the republican committee is not jumping up and down celebrating. today, they released a statement about serious concerns that hagel has taken on a range of critical national security issues. republican senator graham got even more specific. >> chuck hagel, if confirmed to be secretary of defense would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense towards israel in our nation's history. he said you should negotiate with iran, sanctions won't work, that israel must negotiate with hamas, he has long cut his ties with the republican party. this is an in-your-face nomination by the president, to those of us that support. >> he means they have this to say about the conservative movement, america, the next chapter. chuck hagel writes, so why did we invade iraq? i believe it is the triumph, arrogance and incompetent that took america into this war of choice. chuck hagel, it should be said did not begin his career as a foreign policy apost
william cohen, and bob gates, re-appointed by president obama in 2009. and chuck hagel is a republican senator from nebraska. the republican committee is not jumping up and down celebrating. today, they released a statement about serious concerns that hagel has taken on a range of critical national security issues. republican senator graham got even more specific. >> chuck hagel, if confirmed to be secretary of defense would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense towards israel in...
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. >>> barack obama is entering his second term. only the third democratic president to be re-elected in the last 75 years. he faces deep domestic challenges, above all, a still weak economy. he faces a world in flux and in crisis from iran and syria to north korea and china. perhaps most visibly, he faces a domestic political deadlock this seems to overshadow all else. with this hand, what can he do? what will he do? i've asked for advice from the statesmen and women who have stood beside presidents as they have made their most difficult decisions. from republicans like james baker. >> if we didn't have the dollar as a reserve currency of the world we would be greece. >> from democrats like robert rubin. >> in a democracy you can only move forward if both sides are willing to come together to govern. >> and independents like michael bloomberg. >> when you have jobs that we need to get done but americans won't take, letting the crops rot or letting the farms move south of the border is just insanity. >> and at the end, i'll write my
. >>> barack obama is entering his second term. only the third democratic president to be re-elected in the last 75 years. he faces deep domestic challenges, above all, a still weak economy. he faces a world in flux and in crisis from iran and syria to north korea and china. perhaps most visibly, he faces a domestic political deadlock this seems to overshadow all else. with this hand, what can he do? what will he do? i've asked for advice from the statesmen and women who have stood...
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this is what the obama administration does. remember when president obama, i think he was president at the time. he may have been running -- i think he was president at the time, early in the administration saying if you want to be a coal company or a new coal-fired power plant we will necessarily bankrupt you. steven chu says we have to brainwash the people to understand. we need to be like europe where $8 and $10 will change how you change your driving habits here. same mentality. let's brainwash people who don't agree with the administration stands for. what they stand for is liberal progressive clauses, which include increased gun laws. but i will qualify this, bob. i think biden and obama are doing the right thing by hearing all the sides right now. if they say we need "x," "y," zsthat brings on the second amendment we'll have the discussion. >> bob: selective editing of eric holder. he said trying to change the attitude about guns. >> eric: brainwash. his word. brainwash? >> bob: connected it to smoking. try to convince y
this is what the obama administration does. remember when president obama, i think he was president at the time. he may have been running -- i think he was president at the time, early in the administration saying if you want to be a coal company or a new coal-fired power plant we will necessarily bankrupt you. steven chu says we have to brainwash the people to understand. we need to be like europe where $8 and $10 will change how you change your driving habits here. same mentality. let's...
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is that good play by obama? >> well, in the first four years of the -- of his administration, the first term, his great job was to keep the financial sector from collapsing. so he had someone intimately familiar in tim geithner with wall street. in the second four years his great job is balancing fiscal issues, and he has in jack lew somebody who, as eleanor said, knows the budget up and down, tremendous respect, a great negotiator. keep in mind, jack lew is something that people don't understand. he is a liberal fiscal hawk. he's a liberal deficit hawk. he's got very strong views on the safety net and funding of government but he really does believe in doing what can be done to reduce deficits ?ee.'s coming at that time beginning of president obama's second term. second terms are rough. they eventually lead into lake duckery. people jump ship who are working for him. sew needs a strong group to handle the deficiencies that are inherent in a second term. you understand me? >> i understand. i think that's right.
is that good play by obama? >> well, in the first four years of the -- of his administration, the first term, his great job was to keep the financial sector from collapsing. so he had someone intimately familiar in tim geithner with wall street. in the second four years his great job is balancing fiscal issues, and he has in jack lew somebody who, as eleanor said, knows the budget up and down, tremendous respect, a great negotiator. keep in mind, jack lew is something that people don't...
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barack obama embodied change. it seemed he brought into politics a generation of young people and minorities who never thought of the electoral system as a vehicle for change. so many people saw in him the possibility of change that would come quickly. my sense is that it is so corroded that we need to take back a government that has been rigged against working people, ordinary people, the poor. we need to understand it will take more than one election cycle to bring about fundamental change in this country. it will take wind at the back of the president and political system to bring about change. president obama -- this is not a political time when roosevelt lived in. the labor movements are not as strong. today there was a story about the tea party move -- losing its mojo. we're seeing overreach that has led people to this tipping point moment where millions of people have said enough. the obscene inequality in this country colliding with downward mobility that people feel in their gut, they see it among their f
barack obama embodied change. it seemed he brought into politics a generation of young people and minorities who never thought of the electoral system as a vehicle for change. so many people saw in him the possibility of change that would come quickly. my sense is that it is so corroded that we need to take back a government that has been rigged against working people, ordinary people, the poor. we need to understand it will take more than one election cycle to bring about fundamental change in...
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i thought obama took it. don't ever scare me like that again. [ laughter ] of course, obama's not letting me down. i love white men. i sleep with one every night that i know of. [ laughter ] no, folks, i'm heartbroken for my liberal friends. and so is former governor and formerly relevant mike huckabee, [ laughter ] who was publically worried about them on his radio show. >> now a lot of those females who supported barack obama are scratching their heads, and they're saying, "whoa! how come there is so much testosterone in the obama cabinet and so little estrogen?"" [ laughter ] >> stephen: yes, huckabee and hucka-me are outraged on behalf of you estrogen soaked females. because obama's not turning out the way you wanted him to. if anything, he's turning out the way we want him to. and that should make you furious that we're delighted that you're angry. [ laughter ] now in terms of diversity, the first lady is an african american woman, but who knows if she's staying? the way things are going, she leaves and
i thought obama took it. don't ever scare me like that again. [ laughter ] of course, obama's not letting me down. i love white men. i sleep with one every night that i know of. [ laughter ] no, folks, i'm heartbroken for my liberal friends. and so is former governor and formerly relevant mike huckabee, [ laughter ] who was publically worried about them on his radio show. >> now a lot of those females who supported barack obama are scratching their heads, and they're saying, "whoa!...
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obama and boehner making progress. he throws the monkey wrench and pretty much tanking the negotiations and makes him poison for republicans and a problem in his capacity as treasury secretary which sometimes does need to work with congress. >> paul: very different choice than treasury secretary. remember reagan had don regan first and jim bakker, and bob ruben of goldman sachs. this is a washington oriented pick. >> one of the things i find troubling about jack lew not so much his ideological east lansing are obviously going to reflect those of the president, but the treasury secretary should have a vision of what the largest economy in the world wants to do. >> paul: still. >>, but wants to do in terms of a vision, an international vision and jack lew has a, basically experience, keeping the books. even when he was at citibank, you know, his job was sort of an operations manager, even though he got a huge bonus right on the heels of the big bailout, but he doesn't have the experience of someone who could lead in term
obama and boehner making progress. he throws the monkey wrench and pretty much tanking the negotiations and makes him poison for republicans and a problem in his capacity as treasury secretary which sometimes does need to work with congress. >> paul: very different choice than treasury secretary. remember reagan had don regan first and jim bakker, and bob ruben of goldman sachs. this is a washington oriented pick. >> one of the things i find troubling about jack lew not so much his...
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this happened with obama care. they got pharma onboard, pharma spent $75 million pushing for obama care. if they could get big business onboard with this given the red state credibility that walmart has, it would be a huge win if they can pull it off. >> leave it there, thanks very much. we're going to keep an eye on the walmart story. back to our panel. i really do beg your pardon for the interruption, but we had breaking news on the boeing problems at 787 dream liner. i think a lot of this stuff makes sense. i know you're going to chop my head off, go right ahead. >> i will. let's start with matt lewis. and i love the daily caller, but he's wrong. i would be able to sell a gun to you, larry, but you and i would fill out the form at a gun store for the ffl background check, i'd pay the gun store $20, and i would know for a fact you don't have a criminal record, haven't been put in the looney bin, et cetera. but it would mean you, larry, as a grandpa could not say to your grandson, i would like to give you one of m
this happened with obama care. they got pharma onboard, pharma spent $75 million pushing for obama care. if they could get big business onboard with this given the red state credibility that walmart has, it would be a huge win if they can pull it off. >> leave it there, thanks very much. we're going to keep an eye on the walmart story. back to our panel. i really do beg your pardon for the interruption, but we had breaking news on the boeing problems at 787 dream liner. i think a lot of...
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can you talk about what the obama administration did there? >> let me mention one thing, though, that fits to his point. they also change the accounting rules so the banks did not have to recognize their losses so that they could hide them and pretend to be healthy. so that is a huge part of that story. as to taxes, you know, this was a classic example of the obama administration snatching defeat from the jaws of victory where it had all the leverage and negotiated against itself once again. yes, the wealthiest folks -- and this is the irony, we're talking about the george rodneys of the world rid i'm sorry, the mitt romneys of the world. there the principal beneficiary through something that is completely unsupportable on any policy ground, which is this a carried interest. which simply treats and, as if it were not in, any more for the wealthiest americans who received their money from running hedge funds. and that is continued. >> let's in with the legacy of the outgoing legacy of the timothy geithner air. president obama praised his time i
can you talk about what the obama administration did there? >> let me mention one thing, though, that fits to his point. they also change the accounting rules so the banks did not have to recognize their losses so that they could hide them and pretend to be healthy. so that is a huge part of that story. as to taxes, you know, this was a classic example of the obama administration snatching defeat from the jaws of victory where it had all the leverage and negotiated against itself once...
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what can obama do? what we thought he could do four years ago with a congress like this is anyone's guess. >> john: lee, what's your take? has obama painted himself in a corner he can't go any further on revenue. he's boxed in? >> it's all a catastrophe. it's a logjam and congressional difficulty. they spent over $50 million just fighting against healthcare. >> we're talking about the vast amount of american people. now it's being sold as social security cuts as a slight tweak to inflation adjustment which everyone knows it's just a story. it's just a cut by some other name. yeah, i think there is a sense that you do something counter intuitive, the "washington post" will applaud, and that's the end of the story. >> john: well, i want to come back to that note. i also want to ask you what you think of today's decidedly right-wing appointments by the left-wing president. coming up when all is said and done, what will the president's new cabinet look like? older and whiter i guess. more from our panel com
what can obama do? what we thought he could do four years ago with a congress like this is anyone's guess. >> john: lee, what's your take? has obama painted himself in a corner he can't go any further on revenue. he's boxed in? >> it's all a catastrophe. it's a logjam and congressional difficulty. they spent over $50 million just fighting against healthcare. >> we're talking about the vast amount of american people. now it's being sold as social security cuts as a slight tweak...
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and what is obama's role? and, we'll have to face that and the republicans, i think, today and tomorrow, they are having leadership -- a leadership retreat and ter end of the week all the house republicans are meeting and they have to define what is that role, and, hopefully, gun control connects to immigration, connects to all the spending and taxes, issues and will they have some way where they'll say, let's work together or are we going to have four more years of this petty, stupid fighting on things that makes everyone look ridiculous, and no one comes out the winner. >> >> chris: before i get to you -- and what about the president's side of it? do you agree that he has taken a more combative tone since the election? >> he has. but, you know, we were going to have tax increases for everyone and he, and to speaker boehner's credit. they wound up agreeing and did biden and mcconnell, that we're going to give 99% of the people in this country a permanent tax cut. that is a big accomplishment and of course eve
and what is obama's role? and, we'll have to face that and the republicans, i think, today and tomorrow, they are having leadership -- a leadership retreat and ter end of the week all the house republicans are meeting and they have to define what is that role, and, hopefully, gun control connects to immigration, connects to all the spending and taxes, issues and will they have some way where they'll say, let's work together or are we going to have four more years of this petty, stupid fighting...
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rote for president obama. it's very disrespectful. he should try to bring the republicans together and show leadership and agree if the debt ceiling needs to be raised, the issue has to be addressed. >> no serious people who have talked about the damage that would be inflicted on our country were the debt ceiling to not be raised, not only on our country, but the global economy. yet, as far as political tactics, the president saying,im not going to debate this. is that the right way for this president, as he gets set to kick off term number 2, to engage his colleagues on the other side of the aisle? >> you certainly want the president to be open. i think he is open to hearing all sides, but this is the thing that really gets to me. i think this is a shell game being played with the american people. i do not like it. i think that many americans do not. this is really about austerity, american style. in this budget package, we have more than $4 trillion that have been added to the federal deficit. so what are we
rote for president obama. it's very disrespectful. he should try to bring the republicans together and show leadership and agree if the debt ceiling needs to be raised, the issue has to be addressed. >> no serious people who have talked about the damage that would be inflicted on our country were the debt ceiling to not be raised, not only on our country, but the global economy. yet, as far as political tactics, the president saying,im not going to debate this. is that the right way for...
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unfortunately, this is taking place right here in obama's america. for example, nancy pelosi, and the democrats have been urging the president to bypass the constitution, article 1, section 7. urging the president to use the 14th amendment to raise the debt ceiling and only today did the white house spokesman jay carney seem to back off that unconstitutional idea, but with this group, who knows? obama is increasingly relying on executive orders to bypass congressional authority, now, this is what he refers to as the, we can't wait initiative or as i call it get the republicans the hell out of the way initiative. he's been using this for infrastructure projects and policies, and made several recess appointments while the senate was officially still in session. no president has attempted that power grab and halted deportation of illegal immigrants and adoptions of the dream act though he failed to pass it through congress and unilaterally changed welfare requirements without submitting them to congress for review. even the office said he should have co
unfortunately, this is taking place right here in obama's america. for example, nancy pelosi, and the democrats have been urging the president to bypass the constitution, article 1, section 7. urging the president to use the 14th amendment to raise the debt ceiling and only today did the white house spokesman jay carney seem to back off that unconstitutional idea, but with this group, who knows? obama is increasingly relying on executive orders to bypass congressional authority, now, this is...
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and taking to the streets to hold president obama accountable protesters march here in d.c. trying to push the president into posing guantanamo bay the facility in cuba where the u.s. holds enemy combatants that they claim are on trial we'll take you to the discussion . and farmers versus monsanto a group of farmers are trying to reinstate a class action lawsuit against the biotech giant what they're fighting about and why the issue may affect what's on your dinner table coming up. it's friday january eleventh four pm in washington d.c. . and you're watching r.t. right well it's the moment we've all been waiting for for over a decade just hours ago president obama met with his afghan counterpart to discuss a twenty fourteen drawdown of american troops now in front of the camera both president obama and president karzai have presented a united front and say that they agree on the future goals for afghanistan here's one of the more surprising moments that came out of today's speech started. training. assistance afghan forces. it will be a stork moment and another step toward f
and taking to the streets to hold president obama accountable protesters march here in d.c. trying to push the president into posing guantanamo bay the facility in cuba where the u.s. holds enemy combatants that they claim are on trial we'll take you to the discussion . and farmers versus monsanto a group of farmers are trying to reinstate a class action lawsuit against the biotech giant what they're fighting about and why the issue may affect what's on your dinner table coming up. it's friday...
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it is what president obama wants. regardless of who the secretary of defense is they are going to have to recognize certain economic and fiscal realities and part of that s going to be trimming the pentagon budget. so personally, he served our country. wounded if combat. nothing personally disqualifying there and i think the hearings and personal meetings will give senator hagel -- >> chris: are you troubled when you heard the statements he made on iran and israel? >> i have differences of opinions on these issues. but the important thing is he has the president's trust and represents the president's thinking and his critics will have an opportunity to ask him about his views about israel and about how we deal with iran. i think you will find senator hagel will be he clear and strong in his support and israel and lay out a strategy for dealing with the iranian nuclear program. that is what is important going forward. >> with all due respect i don't think the most important thing is whether he has the president's trust
it is what president obama wants. regardless of who the secretary of defense is they are going to have to recognize certain economic and fiscal realities and part of that s going to be trimming the pentagon budget. so personally, he served our country. wounded if combat. nothing personally disqualifying there and i think the hearings and personal meetings will give senator hagel -- >> chris: are you troubled when you heard the statements he made on iran and israel? >> i have...
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got out of that deal, obama's list is a lot longer. you know, he got the tax increases, not the tax increases he wanted exactly, it's true. but he got the unemployment extension which the republicans didn't even insist got paid for as they say an offset. $30 billion of extra spending of unemployment and that's a big went and other things. the republicans didn't get very much at all. you know, certainly, that's an obama win. >> when you write in your article that he's not captain liberal. who are the folks maybe not by name you're referring to but those who believe somehow that's the president's role in this equation here of trying to get this economy going? >> well, look. you know, yeah, i won't name people but there are people like me who sit in these chairs and come on these shows who take a slightly different view than i do. that's fine. look, let 100 flowers bloom and everybody make different kinds of arguments. i believe that liberal pressure groups, groups like moveon, should pressure obama to take as liberal a position as he cou
got out of that deal, obama's list is a lot longer. you know, he got the tax increases, not the tax increases he wanted exactly, it's true. but he got the unemployment extension which the republicans didn't even insist got paid for as they say an offset. $30 billion of extra spending of unemployment and that's a big went and other things. the republicans didn't get very much at all. you know, certainly, that's an obama win. >> when you write in your article that he's not captain liberal....
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right into the nuts and bolts of this i mean obama signed an executive order in two thousand and nine to close it closed at mountain there was a back and forth for two years this legislative battle leading him to sign a bill in two thousand and eleven that made it very difficult to transfer the prisoners i mean obama blames this being blocked legislatively but could he have issued a signing statement and really taken and mission have to really get this going you get it right he what he did was not promise as many people say but order that christian be gross he's their commander in chief of the armed forces because the united states he say will to issue an order and have it and have it. be. the sad thing is that there has been a conspiracy from balls all three branches of government to keep the base open no. political cowardice the administration of the executive. set of rules that this has put and the terrible interpretations of the court of appeals in d.c. have conspired to make the thing go on for eleven years and who knows for how long well let's get right into what you've written
right into the nuts and bolts of this i mean obama signed an executive order in two thousand and nine to close it closed at mountain there was a back and forth for two years this legislative battle leading him to sign a bill in two thousand and eleven that made it very difficult to transfer the prisoners i mean obama blames this being blocked legislatively but could he have issued a signing statement and really taken and mission have to really get this going you get it right he what he did was...
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not the diversity we would expect from obama that we would hope for from obama and it seems or a little late in the game to make up for that. so is he just going to be behind the eight ball now? >> well, you know, it is interesting because women's issues as you know is a big issue in the campaign. the president made it an issue and as did the republicans and the president trying to drive a wedge and won 55% of the women's vote and i think he made the point, you know, he wanted women's health issues and equality in pay and same time with the departure of hillary clinton, you are looking at a national security cabinet all men and there is concern. the president to be fair to him, was in favor of susan rice it looked like. didn't work out. now you have a treasury secretary announced soon, probably jack lu and replaced by a male candidate, as well. i have heard and did write about this today. there is some frustration and this is dogged obama since the beginning of his first term when there was some friction inside the white house, you know, rumbling of senior level female staffers and the
not the diversity we would expect from obama that we would hope for from obama and it seems or a little late in the game to make up for that. so is he just going to be behind the eight ball now? >> well, you know, it is interesting because women's issues as you know is a big issue in the campaign. the president made it an issue and as did the republicans and the president trying to drive a wedge and won 55% of the women's vote and i think he made the point, you know, he wanted women's...